offer     walk     valuable      big      discover forget     harmful    important    exactly     watch

【小题1】Eric spends half an hour     TV every evening.
【小题2】My brother didn' t realize the     of English until he began to work in a Canadian factory.
【小题3】She    where she parked her car yesterday, so it took her a long time to find it.
【小题4】Every day after supper, my father     his dog in the park.
【小题5】Smoking is     to your health, so you'd better give it up.
【小题6】The house is     the same as it was 20 years ago.
【小题7】This T-shirt is kind of small. Can you show me a     one?
【小题8】Our teacher gave us some     advice on how to learn English well
【小题9】The strueture(结构)of DNA was one of the most important    in the twentieth century.
【小题10】He said he would drive rne home, but I turned down his    .

On a cold December morning, my mother and I were walking home from pizza store. We were  35  warmly and equipped with the video we had been trying to watch. I was feeling a little tired  36  I was carrying our shopping bags of snacks and the video.

They were so  37  that I decided to throw away some of them. So I started to walk towards the dustbin when I noticed a poor man stepping out of the restaurant in front of us. He held a paper bag with his dirty hand. He  38  over to another nearby dustbin and started looking  39  it.

I suddenly felt very upset. I know this man would take all he could get, so I walked up to him and  40  the drink and some snacks to him. The man, with lines on his face and wrinkles(皱纹) on his forehead, looked up in  41  and took what I gave him.

A huge smile spread across his face and this made  42   feel indescribable satisfaction(满意). I felt like I couldn’t be happier with myself, but then he said, “Wow, first someone gives me this sandwich, then this drink, and now some tasty food, this is my daughter’s  43  day!”

He thanked me happily and started off on his bike. I even heard him whistling(吹哨) a song as he  44  away.

I now understand what is meant by the saying “giving is getting”. Everyone in the world needs help, everyone can  45  help and everyone will be helped by something kind.

The image(图像) of that man’s happiness  46  by my small gift appears in my mind every time I have the chance to do something nice.

1.A. welcomed                   B. dressed                           C. invited                    D. served

2.A. because             B. when                                C. although                         D. after

3.A. dry                       B. dirty                                 C. heavy                     D. salty

4.A. jumped               B. climbed                           C. fell                                    D. headed

5.A. through              B. around                            C. for                                    D. over

6.A. showed              B. threw                              C. returned                         D. handed

7.A. sight                   B. danger                            C. surprise                          D. trouble

8.A. him                      B. me                                    C. us                                     D. them

9.A. busy                    B. boring                    C. terrible                            D. lucky

10.A. walked             B. rode                                 C. ran                                   D. flew

11.A. offer                           B. receive                            C. refuse                    D. share

12.A. drawn                        B. led                                    C. caused                            D. taken

 

阅读短文，根据短文意思及首字母提示在其中的空格处填入适当的词，使短文意思完整、通顺。

Better life for today’s youth

Today most of you watch TV and use mobile phones. Your parents buy you new clothes, shoes and books. They are a___1____ to offer you a comfortable life.

Back in 1978, people in towns and cities only earned an average （平均） of about 350 yuan a year. A TV set was a great luxury （奢侈品）.

T___2____ to the reform and the opening-up policy（改革开放政策）, Chinese people became richer and richer. In 2008, people in towns and cities earned m___3____ than 15,000 yuan a year. Many people bought color TV sets, computers and they live in larger houses.

Sixty years ago Chinese kids didn't have the variety of food that many of us enjoy today. In the 1960s, people were badly s___4____ of food. Thirty years ago, people didn't have e___5____ milk, fish, meat or vegetables to eat.

Zhang Haining, a Beijinger b____6____ in 1970s, recalled his childhood: “We seldom a___7__ meat and fruits; my family u__8___ to store cabbage （大白菜） and potatoes as winter food. When I was young, all I wanted to do was to eat snacks.

“Now we see fruits and meat on the table every day. We no longer just pay attention to eating enough, but also to eating well and being h___9_____,” said Zhang. “I b___10___ the future will be better and better.”

Reading comprehension(阅读理解)

　　Alan Chang was a handsome young man with good manners(举止).

　　One morning he was walking along a street on his way to an appointment(约会). He did not want to be early or late. He had forgotten to bring his watch so he went up to a man who was waiting for a taxi.

　　“Excuse me, sir,” he said, very politely, “but could you tell me the time?” The man, who was very well-dressed and looked quite rich, said nothing. He did not even look at Alan. Alan spoke to him again. “Excuse me, sir,” he said, “but could you please tell me what time it is?”

　　This time the man looked at him, but he did not speak and looked quickly away. Alan thought to himself: Well, he's not deaf. He must be just rude(无礼). “Why won't you tell me the time, sir?” he said again.

　　The man turned towards him and said, “Try to understand me. I am standing here waiting for a taxi. You come up to me and ask me for the time. If I tell it to you, you will thank me. I will say, ‘That's all right.’ You may then say, ‘It's a beautiful day.’ To which I may say, ‘Yes, I like these sunny winter days.’ Before we know what is happening we have a friendly talk. You are a polite young man and so when my taxi comes, I offer you a ride. You accept.

　　“We talk. I like you. You like me. I ask you to my house. You meet my daughter. She is a very nice girl. You are a good-looking man. You like each other. Soon you fall in love. You want to marry(结婚). And I do not want my daughter to marry a man who is too poor to buy a watch. Now do you understand my problem?”

True or False(判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用T表示，不符合的用F表示)

1．Alan asked the man the time because he was too poor to buy a watch.

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2．Alan thought the man was rude when he would not tell him the time.

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3．The man didn't tell Alan the time because he didn't want to speak to Alan.

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4．The man worried that Alan might like him and invite him to his house.

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5．Alan was a handsome young man with very good manners.

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6．Alan loved the man's daughter so much that he wanted to marry her.

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